Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936) is a Peruvian writer, politician and winner of the NobelPrizeInLiterature. He is a firm believer of WriteWhatYouKnow and tends to [[ShownTheirWork do the research]] of the subject he’s writing about.

His critics still debate whether he is a modernist or postmodernist. [[InternetBackdraft Better not to get caught in the middle]].

Some of his books have been adapted to the big screen.

He started being a leftist person, and even supported Castro’s government, before he became disillusioned with his dictatorship. Since then, he has allied with more centre-right politics. He competed for the presidency of his country in the early ‘90s, but was defeated by the EnsembleDarkHorse [[PresidentEvil Alberto Fujimori]] [[note]]And if you know something about him, maybe you could see it as a FunnyAneurysmMoment[[/note]].

He’s also the guy who said that Mexico “is the perfect dictatorship.” Of course, that was back then in 1990. He also [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown got in a fight with his once-friend]] GabrielGarciaMarquez [[NoodleIncident for some reason]] and they haven’t spoken to each other since then.

* BusmansHoliday: He has stated that he writes on his vacations.* DefeatMeansFriendship: “On Sunday”.* EmbarrassingNickname: Pichulita Cuéllar in “The Cubs” (it’s the Spanish equivalent of being called Dickie).* GroinAttack: “The Cubs”.* HollywoodDrowning: Averted in “On Sunday”. Though Rubén still splashes and screams for help, Miguel knows to not let Ruben touch him or they’ll both drown; instead, Miguel takes him by the hair to save him.* HonorBeforeReason: Don Leonidas and Justo in “The Challenge”.* IWantToBeARealMan* IncestIsRelative: He caused a turmoil on his family when he married his uncle's sister-in-law. This is narrated in ''Literature/AuntJuliaAndTheScriptwriter''.* KnifeFight: “The Challenge”.* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname* OverprotectiveDad: Mario’s father in ''Aunt Julia'', Cuéllar’s father in “The Cubs”.* RatedMForManly* ARealManIsAKiller: Don Leonidas’ opinion in “The Challenge”.* [[ShownTheirWork Shown His Work]]* StraightGay: Suspected on Cuéllar in “The Cubs”.* TeensAreMonsters: Sometimes played straight, sometimes subverted.* TestosteronePoisoning* WildMassGuessing: Nobody knows why he fought with García Márquez; both of them avoid the issue on purpose.* WriteWhatYouKnow: Some of his work is based on his personal life.